Reconstitution of a functional human thymus by postnatal stromal progenitor cells and natural whole-organ scaffolds
oleh: Sara Campinoti, Asllan Gjinovci, Roberta Ragazzini, Luca Zanieri, Linda Ariza-McNaughton, Marco Catucci, Stefan Boeing, Jong-Eun Park, John C. Hutchinson, Miguel Muñoz-Ruiz, Pierluigi G. Manti, Gianluca Vozza, Carlo E. Villa, Demetra-Ellie Phylactopoulos, Constance Maurer, Giuseppe Testa, Hans J. Stauss, Sarah A. Teichmann, Neil J. Sebire, Adrian C. Hayday, Dominique Bonnet, Paola Bonfanti
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01 |
Deskripsi
The thymus is essential for T cell maturation and selection, and thymic defects result in severe immune problems. Here the authors identify a thymus cell population that is expandable in vitro, and can repopulate natural thymic matrix to generate tissue that supports mature T cell development in vitro and in vivo.